Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 399)

391 USING INDESIGN CS4
Frames and objects
• In the Rotation Angle box on the Transform or Control panel, type a positive angle to rotate selected objects
counterclockwise, or type a negative angle to rotate selected objects clockwise, and then press Enter (Windows) or
Return (Mac
OS).
• To create a copy of the object with the new rotation applied to the copy, type a value in the Rotation Angle box on
the Transform panel and then hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac
OS) as you press Enter.
When you rotate a single object, the specified value remains displayed in the Transform or Control panel. When you
rotate multiple objects, the Rotation Angle is reset to 0 degrees, even though the objects are rotated.
Rotate an object using the Rotate command
You can use the Rotate command to rotate an object by a specific amount. This command also lets you rotate a copy
of the selected object, leaving the original in place.
1 Select an object to rotate. To rotate both the frame and its content, use the Selection tool to select the frame. To
rotate the content without rotating its frame, direct-select the object. To rotate a frame without rotating the content,
direct-select the frame, and select all the anchor points.
2 Do one of the following to open the Rotate dialog box:
• Choose Object > Transform > Rotate.
• Double-click the Rotate tool .
• Select the Rotate tool and Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) on or near the object to select a new
reference point.
3 Enter the rotation angle, in degrees, in the Angle box. Enter a negative angle to rotate the object clockwise; enter a
positive angle to rotate the object counterclockwise.
4 Do one of the following:
• To preview the effect before you apply it, select Preview.
• To rotate the object, click OK.
• To rotate a copy of the object, click Copy.
Move objects
You can move objects by cutting them from one spot and pasting them into another, by entering new horizontal and
vertical coordinates, or by dragging them. Dragging also allows you to move a copy of an object or to copy objects
between software applications.
The Smart Guides feature makes it easy to move objects to precise locations in your layout. As you drag an object,
temporary guides appear, indicating that the object you’re moving is aligned with an edge or center of the page or with
another page item.
See also
“ Transform objects ” on page 388
“ Create masters ” on page 69
“ Change transformation settings ” on page 384
“ Use smart guides ” on page 60
Updated 18 June 2009